Palin’s speech
So, if you watched Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech at the convention Wednesday night, what did you think?
For me, the best line was this zinger:
“My fellow citizens, the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery.”
That there is funny. Probably not fair, but funny.
Palin obviously was unleashed to be the attack dog on the ticket, the traditional role of the vice presidential nominee. Her most effective line may have been this one:
“Let us face the matter squarely; there is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you.”
For a lot of folks, that’s a tough one to answer. Sen. Obama may give a good speech, but for a lot of folks, military service is a powerful trump card.
For those chewing over whether it is right and proper for we scruffy media types to talk about Palin’s pregnant daughter, here’s a question: Palin talked about her son heading to Iraq and made a point of talking about her baby to reach out to the parents of special needs kids. If those children are fair game to use as political props, why is the pregnant teenager off limits?
